Results 241-260 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I remind my honourable friend in Fianna Fáil that I have a little box on the top of everything I earn, and it is called the universal social charge, thanks to them, the builders and the banks, so I will not-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am a member of the Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and we have a very fine Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. When we look at the whole area of culture - music, dance, drama, visual arts, literature, poetry and all the myriad of the arts - from the time we are children to the time we are old but young at heart, it is an enormous, universal area and an...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is a very important issue. The reason I say it is that if we listen to the farmers, Birdwatch Ireland, the Peatlands Council and the people who come into the Houses and who deal with the environment every day - the actual biodiversity environment - they are not getting a fair chance within this structure in that they have the third part of a Department. At the same time, I suggest that...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is my question today. I would like the Senators to think about it. Biodiversity and our abuse of the environment come up every day in the newspapers and on television. Einstein said that the next war would be fought with clubs. He was right. We will end up with no environment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: No, it is very important. I was interrupted by Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: On a point of order, I would like to ask my honourable colleague who wrote the report.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Senator wants there to be enough people to listen to him.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He is outside interpreting.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Stop.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State. Is there a reason I cannot see the names of his colleagues? Do they not want to be known? I might want to address them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It would be nice to know their names. Some people, although not the Minister of State, might find it tiresome to be here because we might have very little to offer, very little influence and very little to ignite, to acknowledge or to enlarge. Maybe we are not even worth listening to. I have a feeling somewhere in the back of my head and I did not get that feeling out of the ether; it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: She might ask colleagues to add something.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I do not hear it. I am not in the Barbican; I am here. I just need to hear more of it. I think it is a more creative way in. I understand the Minister has a job to do but other Ministers could do this as well. There is a way that we are not speaking about this. It is becoming territorial and it is getting worse. I could even feel it in the Seanad yesterday - there was a moment....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I understand that.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I want to make one or two comments on Brexit. I know about imports and exports, the economy, jobs, the Border, violence and the lack of certainty regarding the future. Something very interesting was said about Ulster unionism last night. It was actually said about Senator Richmond, who has been absolutely outstanding as a voice on Brexit, as has Mr. Michael Harding. Mr. Harding is a...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: And south.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Other voices.
- Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes.
- Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Does the Acting Chairman want me to speak right now?
- Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is Senator Reilly to speak before me?